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Lake St. Clair / Harsens Island

📍 Detroit, Windsor (Canada), USA · Kiteboarding spot

Lake St. Clair / Harsens Island is a kiteboarding spot near Detroit, Windsor (Canada) in USA, with flat-water lake conditions and prevailing SW wind.

CountryUSA
RegionMichigan
Nearest townDetroit, Windsor (Canada)
Water typeFlat-water lake
LaunchLake
Best wind directionSW
Wind typeThermal, Frontal
Coordinates42.5493, -82.6596

About Lake St. Clair / Harsens Island

Flat and shallow water, about waist deep. It's the Muskamoot Bay Corridor. Lots of boats during summer weekends.

What are the wind and water conditions?

Lake St. Clair / Harsens Island offers flat-water lake conditions with SW wind (Thermal, Frontal wind), launching from lake.

How do I get to Lake St. Clair / Harsens Island?

From Detroit or Windsor drive about 60min, then take the ferry (about 2 min) onto Harsens Island. Exit the ferry and turn left. Follow Columbine Rd, La Croix Rd, Green Rd and then Bates Hwy until it ends at the launch site.

Hazards at Lake St. Clair / Harsens Island

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Spot data last updated 2026-07-20 · part of the KiteGlobe database of 6,633 kiteboarding spots.